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Rosh Hashanah
Two days of judgment and shofar.
Hear 100 shofar blasts, eat simanim, do Tashlich, and step into a new year.
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Every Jewish holiday, one calm guide each.
A beginner-friendly Orthodox companion for every yom tov and fast day on the calendar — local times, blessings, step-by-step, and printable packets.
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Yom Kippur
One day of pure return.
A 25-hour fast of teshuva — five tefillos, no eating, drinking, leather shoes, anointing, washing, or marital intimacy.
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Sukkos
Seven days in the sukkah.
Build or borrow a sukkah, eat meals in it for 7 days, and wave the lulav + esrog each morning.
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Shemini Atzeres
One last day in the sukkah, then a new beginning.
A separate yom tov from Sukkos. Yizkor is recited. Geshem (prayer for rain) is added.
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Simchas Torah
Dancing with the Torah.
The Torah cycle ends and restarts. Hakafos — circling the bimah seven times with the Torah scrolls, singing and dancing.
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Chanukah
Eight nights of light.
Light an additional candle each of the 8 nights, recite Hallel each morning, and add Al HaNissim to the Amidah and Birkas Hamazon.
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Tu BiShvat
New year for the trees.
A mid-winter celebration of trees and fruits. No special prohibitions — many hold a fruit seder.
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Purim
Hidden miracles, four mitzvos.
Hear the megillah twice, give matanos l'evyonim and mishloach manos, and enjoy a festive Purim seudah.
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Pesach
Eight days of freedom.
Sell or remove chametz, kasher the kitchen, and lead a Seder telling the story of the Exodus on the first two nights.
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Lag BaOmer
A break in the Omer.
The 33rd day of the Omer count. The mourning practices of the Omer are lifted. Weddings, music, and joy return.
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Shavuos
One night of Torah, two days of celebration.
Receive the Torah again. Stay up to learn on the first night, eat dairy meals, and recite Yizkor on the second day.
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Tisha B'Av
The saddest day on the calendar.
A 25-hour fast remembering the destruction of both Temples and other tragedies. Sit on low chairs, no leather shoes, no learning Torah (except sad topics), read Eichah.
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